(New York) – Human Rights Watch multimedia features on Russia and Papua New Guinea have won prestigious awards in the field of broadcast journalism, a rare honor for a nongovernmental organization. The Peabody Awards aim to recognize “the best of the…

(New York) – Seven courageous and tireless advocates for human rights will be honored in November 2011 with the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, Human Rights Watch said today. These activists from Egypt, Indonesia, Iran,…

Dear Mr. Wolfensohn: We are writing to update you on our recent findings regarding the conduct of the conflict in Chechnya and, in light of these findings, to urge you once again to postpone payment of the pending $100 million installment under the…